Officials don’t know how many unusable sites are spread across Cortland County. But they have value, and if they can be re-developed properly, can add life to the community. …
Low-income households in Cortland County are nearly twice as likely to include a smoker as other households, state data show, and a county official says tobacco companies target that market.
Cortlandville firefighters rescued a duckling from a storm drain Friday morning, the fire department said in a news release At 10:43 a.m., the Cortlandville Fire Department was asked to assist …
DRYDEN — Dryden’s Town Board granted a use and occupancy permit Thursday for a bridge to carry bicycle and foot traffic across Route 13 on the town’s western edge. The permits …
Cortland County will get 50% more in state aid to support child care this year than it budgeted for – now $1.35 million. It can expect even more funding to come in the fall. The …
For half a century, the Cortland County Community Action Program has offered resources to people in need. Sometimes that’s helping young parents get diapers; sometimes it’s improving home …
Homer town officials voted Wednesday to continue drafting regulations to allow billboards after a public comment period in which 20 people spoke against billboards, and two spoke in favor. Two …
Nic Dovi concedes he’s feeling the squeeze. The city’s public works superintendent has to oversee work on 21 streets this season, coordinate three major reconstruction projects with …
mmellott@cortlandstandard.com The current cell in the Cortland County landfill is due to close in 12 years, but if the county wants to open a new one – that could take eight to 10 years. …
A Guthrie Cortland Medical Center patient was charged with attacking and trying to rape two nurses, Cortland police said Wednesday. Francisco Rodriguez, 45, no address provided, was charged with …
No concerns were expressed about the Cortland Enlarged City School District’s budget this year, but one person was concerned about last year’s. Nearly 30 people attended a public hearing Tuesday ahead of the district’s vote to adopt a $56.1 million 2024-25 budget.
A man accused of letting his son die in squalid conditions was released without bail by Cortland County Court, an order issued Tuesday, when his criminal indictment was unsealed. David …
I could gloat over the 10 awards the Cortland Standard won in contests sponsored by the Syracuse Press Club and the New York Press Association. It’s the most we’ve ever won. What …
DRYDEN – Utility workers installed cable in parts of Dryden on Friday, a sign of what Dryden Fiber officials say is ongoing progress toward making high-speed internet service available to all …
Speaking on the record can wrack the nerves, whether it puts the source in a good or bad light. Journalists aren’t numb to this nervousness despite conducting numerous interviews …
One person suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon when a pickup truck crashed into a house on Blodgett Mills Road West in Blodgett Mills, Cortlandville firefighters reporter …
The defense attorney for a Cortland man accused of shooting at police asked a judge Friday to seal a large amount of the records in the case, preventing the public – and the judge – from …
DRYDEN — Greater Cortland area residents will soon be able to buy legal marijuana without having to drive to Syracuse, Union Springs, Binghamton or Ithaca. They can go do Dryden. Monday …
Brandon Storie of Cortland wallowed in filth in his bedroom, confined to a mattress for the last months of his life, covered in excrement in a room infested with bugs and filled with empty beer and …
The name “Grumman” became very familiar during World War II. Grumman-produced U.S. Navy fighter airplanes, such as Avenger torpedo bombers and carrier-based Wildcats and Hellcats, proved …
Life gets life-y and it can knock anyone down hard – out of a job, out of a home. That’s what happened to Jared Drake, a 38-year area resident now living homeless, and he wants people to …
A Cortland man has been indicted on a homicide charge in connection with the death of his son in October. Two of the dead man’s brothers were also charged with endangering their brother’s …
